Bluebird Kids Health raised $31.5 million in Series A funds. The startup seeks to improve pediatric care access in underserved areas by building practices in these areas and accepting all insurance types.
The contract negotiation process between providers and payers is now more complex than ever, according to Baptist Health CEO Michael Mayo. In an interview, he spoke about his health system’s recent protracted negotiation with Florida Blue — which required months of preparation, external consultants, and even a task force of board members.
The home care industry is booming. As Baby Boomers age and more families seek in-home solutions for loved ones, demand for home care services is at an all-time high.
The lawsuit is one of nine cases throughout the country that TeamHealth has brought against United for alleged underpayments. The other eight cases are still ongoing.
A Relmada Therapeutics drug candidate for major depressive disorder failed a Phase 3 clinical trial, but the biotech isn’t giving up on its pill yet. It’s pinning its hopes on additional studies testing the therapy as an additional treatment alongside other depression drugs.
EtectRx, which makes wireless sensors embedded in medications, struck a partner with Pear Therapeutics. The companies hope to build products together combining medication adherence data with digital therapeutics.
In an effort to ensure the efficient and orderly distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine, governors from New York, California and Florida are warning that they will take action against providers who are conducting vaccinations too slowly or healthcare workers who undercut priority guidelines.
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The Florida-based hospital worked with GE Healthcare to open a command center last year to manage clinical care operations. According to the hospital, the center has helped it save $40 million and manage patient flow and bed capacity amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Walmart Health disclosed that it plans to open nine more clinics this year, including two in Chicago and seven in Georgia. For next year, it has seven planned clinics in Jacksonville and is looking to Orlando and Tampa as well.
After opening four health centers in Georgia and Arkansas, Walmart confirmed that it will expand to Florida next year.
The company launched the study to collect data on Covid-19 symptoms and immune responses earlier this month. The goal is to recruit 10,000 participants and then follow them for six months. Participants developing symptoms will be eligible for serological testing.
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Led by Codiak BioSciences CEO Douglas Williams, the CEOs criticized Belcher Pharmaceuticals, which won approval for a drug used in certain heart procedures through the FDA's 505(b)(2) pathway.
The insurance giant will expand its existing partnership with telehealth provider MDLive.
EtectRx is one of a few companies helping track medication adherence. But some patients find the tech hard to swallow.
Data showed LOXO-305 was broadly effective in patients resistant to BTK inhibitors regardless of whether they harbored a putative mechanism of resistance to the widely used blood cancer drugs.
Magic Leap aims to apply spatial computing in healthcare to improve surgical planning, medical education and patient consultation but ultimately wants to help healthcare organizations achieve the Triple Aim.